Estate Settlement of Gabriel Jones Denny/Jones/Winfree Families & other branches The estate of Gabriel Jones (brother of Elizabeth Jones and son of Ambrose Jones) is the one that mentions Elizabeth Winfree and her children. Gabriel Jones departed this life intestate and had no children. His nearest heirs were his living brothers and sisters. As Elizabeth (Jones) Winfree, wife of James Winfree had died in 1811, her children were named as her heirs. Included in this reference is the mention of Sally (Winfree) Denny who married John Denny/Denney. Record of the estate of Gabriel Jones: Family History Library Catalog: Catalog Record: Granville County, North Carolina, estate records, 1746 1962. Authors: North Carolina, Probate Court (Granville County) Microreproduction of original housed in the State Archives Division of Archives and History, Raleigh, North Carolina. Subjects: North Caroline, Granville Probate records Publications: Salt Lake City: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 2000 Estate records 1746 1919 Johnson, James Jones, Michael FHL US/CAN Film Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. 2208752 Ambrose Jones & others vs. Robert Jones & others. In (1839) a case in The Court of Equity of Granville County, NC, concerning the properties of Ambrose Jones, caused all of his descendants to be named. Source: Winfree Workbook by Clarence and Lela Winfree. Ambrose Jones & others vs. Robert Jones & others. Tab on LDS file states: Jones, Gabriel (1835) Amended Petition of Ambrose Jones & others to sell real estate: film # 1355, Gabriel Jones Filed March term (1839) Gabriel Jones son of Ambrose Jones died intestate without issue. Mentions Nancy (Winfree) Tuck who married Edward Tuck. Apparently her name was missed in the first law suit of the properties of Gabriel Jones. This clarifying that she was the daughter of Elizabeth (Jones) Winfree. Elizabeth being the sister of Gabriel Jones. They were the children of Ambrose Jones & Catherine Collins. Estate Settlement of Gabriel Jones SOURCE: Estate records 1746 1919 Johnson, James Jones, Michael FHL US/CAN Film Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. 2208752 Gabriel Jones, was the son of Ambrose Jones who married Catherine Collins. Ambrose Jones & Catherine Collins children were: James, Ambrose Jr., Stephen, Reuben, Elizabeth, Ann, Phebe, Peggy, Mary & Gabriel Jones. Elizabeth Jones married James Winfree about 1767, Goshen, Granville, NC.
The children of James Winfree and Elizabeth Jones were: David Nicholas, Nancy, Collins, John E., Sally, Charles, Jane, Anna, & Margaret Winfree. Sally Winfree married John Denney/Denny, s/o Benjamin Denney/Denny. The estate of Gabriel Jones (brother of Elizabeth (Jones) Winfree and son of Ambrose Jones & Catherine Collins) is the one that mentions Elizabeth (Jones) Winfree and her children. Gabriel Jones departed this life intestate and had no children. His nearest heirs were his living brothers and sisters. As Elizabeth (Jones) Winfree had died in 1811, her children were named as her heirs. Included in this reference is the mention of Sally (Winfree) Denny her daughter. State of North Carolina County of Granville In Equity LDS film: 1348: film # 1348: Ambrose Jones & others vs. Robert Jones & others. To his Honor the Judge of The Court aforesaid. The amended petition of Ambrose Jones, Gabriel Jones, William Loftus & Anne his wife, James T. Jones, Jane Winfree, Robert Jones, Robert Sandford, Ambrose Sandford, James Sandford, Ambrose Davy, Robert Bumpass & Nancy his wife. Henry Day & Catherine his wife, Alexander Ellixon & Mary his wife, Rowland Clark & Elizabeth his wife, Samuel Wilderson & Rebecca his wife, Leah Jones, Sarah Wilkerson, Thomas Halliburton & Louisa his wife, Robert O Briant, Sarah O Briant, Elizabeth Philpot, William Philpot, John M. Bracy, Joseph A. Bracy, Elizabeth H. Bracy, Wesley Watts & Mary his wife, William Luster & Virginia his wife, William Towson & Helen his wife, Stephen M. Jones and Catharine his wife, Thomas Puryear & Paulina his wife, James Budgill Bracy an infant who sues by his next friend William Towson, David Christopher & Lucy his wife, John Easley & Susan his wife, Parhma Brooks & Sally his wife, John Winfree, Sally Denny, John W. Weaver and Ann his wife, Elizabeth Pinson, Lewis Griffin & wife Polly, Richard Griffin & wife Margaret, Powell Tuck, Paul Tuck, Edward Tuck, Pearsy Tuck, Elizabeth Duberry, and Phaltial Tuck, Pearsy Tuck, Elizabeth Duberry, and Phaltial Tuck, Robert Halliburton & his wife Mary, Gabriel Jones, Archer Avery & wife Sarah, William Yarbrough & wife Catharine, William T. Jones, John Dorsett & wife Tabitha, Aurelius N. Jones, John A.R. Jones, Thomas M. Jones, Wm. F. Connor & wife Martha E. Conner. against Robert Jones, John Bradshaw & his wife Martha, Dudley Wilkerson & wife Elizabeth, the children of Reuben Jones Jr. dec. the children of Sarah Loftis, William Jones (son of Reuben), Nancy Jones (widow of Stephen) Anna Pool, David Winfree, Charles Winfree, Collins Winfree, James W. Jones, John Y. Wilkerson & wife Mary, Stephen Sandford, Gabriel Sandford, Gabriel Jones (of Ambrose), Gabriel Davie, Jones Davie, William Davie, John Sandford & wife Sarah Ann, the heirs of Phebe Hawkins, the heirs of Polly Ford. Humbly complain herewith unto your Honor, the Gabriel Jones late of said County departed this life intestate in the year seized and possessed of a valuable real estate in the said County of Granville lying on the waters of Aarons Creek adjoining the lands of William Amis, Peyton Puryear, James Sandford, James Winfree & Seth Pool & containing by estimation about twelve hundred acres which lands the said Gabriel Jones having died childless & without having a wife, descended to your petitioners & the defendents, the heirs at law of the said Gabriel. Your petitioners shew that the following persons are the heirs at law of the said Gabriel Jones, to wit: 1. The heirs of Reuben Jones dec. a brother of the said Gabriel, as follows, your petitioners Ambrose Jones, Gabriel Jones, Anne Loftus wife of William Loftus and Robert Jones living in Tennessee, William Jones living in Alabama, Martha Bradshaw wife of John Bradshaw living in Virginia, Elizabeth Wilkerson wife of Dudley Wilkerson living in Virginia, the children of Sarah Loftus dec, a daughter of said Reuben, whose names and residence are unknown, the children of Polly Ford dec. a daughter of said Reuben, whose names are likewise unknown to your petitioners. 2. The heirs of Stephen Jones dec. who was the only brother or sister of the said Gabriel Jones dec. who survived him as follows, Catherine Day daughter of said Stephen & wife of Alexander Ellixon, Elizabeth Clark wife of Rowland Clark, Rebecca Wilkerson wife of Samuel Wilkerson, Lucy
Christopher wife of David Christopher, Susan Easley wife of John Easley, Sally Brooks wife of Parham Brooks, James T. Jones & Leah Jones all children of the said Stephen and joining in this petition besides these the said Stephen left him surviving a son named William Jones who resides out of the jurisdiction of this court and a widow Nancy Jones who lives in the county of Person. Glover Jones another son of the said Stephen died in the lifetime of his father leaving children but their number names and residence are unknown to your petitioners. Your petitioners further shew that the said Stephen Jones died intestate. (The following is taken from information supplied by Mrs. Janes H. Davis, Route 2, Box 18, Garland, TX. The Stephen Jones listed as having died interstate did leave a will. It is on file in the Court House at Roxboro, NC. Mrs. Addie Mae Davis has seen it. Mabel Wilkerson has a copy of it.). 3. The heirs of Elizabeth Winfree a sister of the said Gabriel Jones, to wit your petitioners Jane Winfree, Anna Pool who lives in Granville. David Winfree, Charles Winfree and Collins Winfree living in Tennessee, Sally Denny & John Winfree all children of the said Elizabeth Winfree died in the lifetime of the said Gabriel Jones, leaving the following children, to wit Powell, Paul, Edward John, Pearsy & Phaltial Tuck and Elizabeth Duberry, Margaret Pinson another child of the said Elizabeth Winfree also died in the lifetime of the said Gabriel leaving the following children, to wit Ann Weaver wife of John W. Weaver, Polly Griffin wife of Lewis Griffin, Margaret Griffin wife of Richard Griffin and Elizabeth Pinson. 4. The heirs of James Jones, dec. a brother of the said Gabriel Jones, to wit your petitioner Robert Jones a son of the said James. The children of Ambrose Jones dec. who was likewise a son of the said James to wit James W. Jones who resides out of the jurisdiction of this court. Mary Wilkerson wife of John Y. Wilkerson who lives in Person and the children of Amy Jones dec. a daughter of the said Ambrose whose names are unknown. 5. The heirs of Anna Sandford, a sister of the said Gabriel, who left her surviving the following children to wit, Stephen Sandford, and Gabriel Sandford, both living in Granville, the latter of whom is a lunatic without a Guardian known to your petitioners, and your petitioners Robert Sandford, Ambrose Sandford, James Sandford, Sarah Wilkerson, Louise Halliburton wife of Thomas Halliburton, and the following Grandchildren to wit your petitioners Robert O Briant, Sarah O Briant children of Elizabeth O Briant a deceased daughter of the said Anna Sandford. 6. Ambrose Jones dec. a brother of the said Gabriel, left him surviving the following children to wit, Gabriel Jones, Sarah H. Avery wife of Archer Avery & Catherine P. Yarbrough wife of Wm. Yarbrough, Richard Jones, another son of the said Ambrose died in Mississippi leaving two children to wit, William Thomas Jones & Tabitha S. Dorsett wife of John Dorsett, Thomas Jones another son of the said Ambrose died in Georgia leaving four children to wit, Aurelius N. Jones, John A.R. Jones, Thomas M. Jones & Martha E. Conner wife of Wim. F. Conner. 7. The heirs of Margaret Davy dec. a sister of the said Gabriel, who left her surviving the following children to wit, Gabriel Davy, Jones Davy, William Davy, all living in Tennessee, Sarah Ann Lunsford wife of John Lunsford who lives in the County of Person. Your petitioners Ambrose Davy, Nancy Bumpass wife of Robert Bumpass, Elizabeth Philpott and Margaret Davy, who died leaving one child to wit, your petitioner Wm. Philpott and the said Margaret Davy the elder left one other daughter Mary A. Davy wife of Robert Halliburton. 8. The children of Phebe Hawkins alies Phebe Gregory a sister of the said Gabriel who died in the lifetime of the said Gabriel to wit, Gabriel, Thomas, & Ambrose Gregory, Robert Hawkins, Polly wife of John Davis, Sarah wife of Abraham Gregory, Elizabeth wife of Burch Bazael, Susannah Beason wife of Richard Beason & others not known. 9. Heirs of Mary Bracy set forth on the next page. Your petitioners shew that the lands aforesaid cannot be divided amongst so many person without destroying the value of each share & they therefore pray you Honor to render a decree, directing, some suitable person or persons to make sale of the said lands upon such terms, and in such way as your Honor may direct, and to apportion the proceeds amongst your petitioners & the other heirs at law of the said Gabriel Jones as they may be respectively entitled, and to this end your petitioner pray that the proper process may issue against the said heirs to make them parties hereto and as in duty bound. Mary Bressie a sister of the said Gabriel Jones died in the lifetime of the said Gabriel, leaving one child to wit, John Bressie who also died in the lifetime of the said Gabriel, leaving the following children to wit, John M. Bressie, Joseph A. Bressie, Elizabeth H. Bressie, Mary Watts, wife of Wesley
Watts, Virginia Luster wife of Wm. Luster, Helen Towson wife of William Twoson, Catharine Jones wife of Stephen M. Jones, Paulina Puryear wife of Thomas Puryear & James C. Bracy an infant who sues in his behalf by his next friend Wm. Towson. *A note with the above case reads: $42.04 Received 22 March 1838 from Thomas B. Littlejohn Clerk Master of Granville Court of Equity Forty two dollars & four cents in full of my proportion of the first payment due & collected for the sale of the land belonging to the Estate of the late Gabriel Jones deceased, which was sold under a decree of the said Court of Equity for making partition among the divises of the said Gabriel this is claimed in right of my wife Mary (formerly Mary Jones) a daughter of Ambrose Jones, a son of James Jones deceased who was a brother of the said Gabriel. John Y. Wilkerson Source: Carol Lee Yarbrough Website: http://www.carolyar.com/index2.html Wills & Court Orders: North Carolina Granville County: From North Carolina Gen. Society Journal, Vol. III, No.4, p. 233; cited Migration as Shown in Powers of Attorney by B. Ransom McBirde AVARY, Archer and Sarah H. (his wife) of Columbia County, Georgia; 6 May 1839, appoint Gabriel JONES of said Columbia County their attorney to recover from John Y. SANDFORD, administrator on the Estate of Gabriel JONES, dec'd, late of Granville County, NC...all such sums due the said Sarah H. AVARY, daughter of Ambrose JONES, late of said Columbia County, deceased, and a brother to the said Gabriel JONES, dec'd. Witness: Alexander PEARCE, JP (Same reference as above, p. 238): HAWKINS, Robert of Marion County, Tennessee, 18 Dec 1838, nominates Gabriel Gregory of Graves County, Kentucky, his attorney to receive from John Y. SANDFORD and Thomas B. LITTLETON, executors of the Last Will of Gabriel JONES, dec'd. of Granville County, NC, all that is due as one of the Heirs of Phebe Gregory, one of the legatees of said descendant, Gabriel Jones. From North Carolina Gen. Society Journal, Vol. IV, No1.4, p. 57; cited Migration as Shown in Powers of Attorney by B. Ransom McBirde YARBROUGH, William and Catharine C. (his wife) of Columbia County, Georgia, 1 May 1839, appoint Gabriel Jones of said Columbia County their attorney to recover from John Y. Sandford, administrator on the Estate of Gabriel JONES, dec'd., late of Granville County, NC, all such sums due the said Catharine C. Yarbrough, daughter of Ambrose Jones, late of said Columbia County, deceased, and a brother to the said Gabriel Jones, dec'd. Wit: William Glover, JP From North Carolina Gen. Society Journal, Vol. IV, Nos. 1 4; cited Migration as Shown in Powers of Attorney by B. Ransom McBirde p. 111: DAVIS, John and Mary (X), his wife, of Fayette County, AL, 13 July 1840, appoint James Thompson Littlejohn of Granville County, NC their attorney, to receive from John Y. Sandford, Administrator on the estate of Gabriel Jones, deceased, late of Granville Co., NC, all that may be due them as distributees of said Estate. The said Mary Davis is the daughter of Phebe Hawkins (formerly Phebe Jones, a sister of the said Gabriel Jones, dec'd.). Wit: James A. Morrow, JP MOORE Source: Estate records 1746 1919 Johnson, James Jones, Michael
FHL US/CAN Film Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. 2208752 starting on film # 1330 Nett: Amount of Sales of Land to be distributed $4064.54 Statement of Shares to wit: 1. Children of Reuben Jones viz. 10 one nineth part $457.61 5/9 1. Ambrose Jones $45.16 1/10 2. Gabriel Jones $45.16 1/10 3. Ann Loftis (of William) $45.16 1/10 wife of William Loftis 4. Robert Jones $45.16 1/10 5. William Jones $45.16 1/10 6. Martha Bradshaw (of John) $45.16 1/10 wife of John Bradshaw 7. Elizabeth Wilkerson (of Dudley) $45.16 1/10 wife of Dudley Wilkerson 8. Polly Ford children (of John) $45.16 1/10 wife of John Ford 9. Sally Loftis children $45.16 1/10 Martha A. Loftis $15.05 10. Reuben Jones Jr. children $45.16 1/10 2. Children of Stephen Jones viz. 11 one ninth part $457.61 5/9 1. Mary Ellixon (of Alexander ) $41.05 6/11 wife of Alexander Ellixon 2. Elizabeth Clark (of Rowland) $41.05 6/11 wife of Rowland Clark 3. Lucy Christopher (of David) $41.05 6/11 wife of David Christopher 4. Susan Easley (of John) $41.05 6/11 wife of John Easley 5. Sally Brooks (of Parham) $41.05 6/11 wife of Parham Brooks 6. James T. Jones $41.05 6/11 7. Rebecca Wilkerson (of Samuel) $41.05 6/11 wife of Samuel Wilkerson 8. Catharine Day (of Henry) $41.05 6/11 wife of Henry Day 9. Leah Jones $41.05 6/11 10. William Jones $41.05 6/11 11. Glover Jones children $41.05 6/11 3. Children of Elizabeth Winfree, viz. 9 one ninth part 457.61 5/9 1. Jane Winfree $50.17 8/9 wife of William Lassiter 2. Anna Pool $50.17 8/9 wife of Phillip Pool 3. David Winfree $50.17 8/9 husband of Achsah Tuck 4. Charles Winfree $50.17 8/9 husband of Marvell 5. Collins Winfree $50.17 8/9 6. Sally Denny $50.17 8/9 wife of John Denney/Denny 7. John Winfree $50.17 8/9 8. Nancy Tuck s children viz. $50.17 8/9 1. Powell Tuck 1/7 th of 50.17 8/9 $ 7.16 5/9 husband of Elizabeth Willingham 2. Paul Tuck $ 7.16 5/9 3. Edward Tuck $ 7.16 5/9 4. John Tuck $ 7.16 5/9 5. Percy Tuck $ 7.16 5/9 6. Elizabeth Duberry $ 7.16 5/9 7. Phaltiel Tuck $ 7.16 5/9 9. Margaret Pinson s children viz $50.17 8/9 1. Ann Weaver (of John W) ¼ of 50.17 8/9 $12.54 wife of John W. Weaver 2. Polly Griffin (of Lewis) $12.54 wife of Lewis Griffin 3. Margaret Griffin (of Richard) $12.54 wife of Richard Griffin 4. Elizabeth Pinson $12.54 4. Children of James Jones viz. 2 one ninth part 457.61 5/9 1. Robert Jones $ 225.80 2. Ambrose Jones children 1. James W. Jones $75.26 2/3 2. Mary Wilkerson (of John) $75.26 2/3 wife of John Y. Wilkerson
3. Amy Jones s children $75.26 2/3 names are unknown. 5. Anna Sandford s children viz 8 one ninth part 457.61 5/9 1. Stephen Sandford $56.45 1/8 2. Gabriel Sandford $56.45 1/8 3. Robert Sandford $56.45 1/8 4. Ambrose Sandford $56.45 1/8 5. James Sandford $56.45 1/8 6. Sarah Wilkerson $56.45 1/8 7. Louisa Halliburton (of Thomas) $56.45 1/8 wife of Thomas Halliburton 8. Elizabeth O Briant children viz 1. Robert O Briant $28.22 ½ 2. Sarah O Briant $28.22 ½ 6. Ambrose Jones children viz 5 one ninth part $457.61 5/9 1. Gabriel Jones $90.32 1/5 2. Sarah H. Avery (of Archer) $90.32 1/5 wife of Archer Avery 3. Catharine P. Yarbrough (of William) $90.32 1/5 wife of William Yarbrough 4. Richard Jones children viz 1. William T. Jones $45.16 2. Tabitha S. Dorsett (of John) $45.16 wife of John Dorsett 5. Thomas Jones children viz 1. Aurelius Jones $22.58 2. John A.R. Jones $22.58 3. Thomas M. Jones $22.58 4. Martha E. Conner (of Wm. F) $22.58 wife of William F. Connor 7. Margaret Davy s children viz one ninth part $457.61 5/9 1. Gabriel Davy $50.17 8/9 2. Jones Davy $50.17 8/9 3. William Davy $50.17 8/9 4. Sarah Ann Lunsford (of John) $50.17 8/9 wife of John Lunsford 5. Ambrose Davy $50.17 8/9 6. Nancy Bumpass (of Robert) $50.17 8/9 wife of Robert Bumpass 7. Elizabeth Philpott $50.17 8/9 8. Margaret Davy s children viz 1. William Philpott $50.17 8/9 9. Mary A. Halliburton (of Robert) $50.17 8/9 wife of Robert Halliburton 8. Mary Bressie s children viz one ninth part $457.61 5/9 1. John M. Bressie $50.17 8/9 2. Joseph A. Bressie $50.17 8/9 3. Elizabeth H. Bressie $50.17 8/9 4. Mary Watts (of Wesley) $50.17 8/9 wife of Wesley Watts 5. Virginia Luster (of William) $50.17 8/9 wife of William Luster 6. Helen Towson (of William) $50.17 8/9 wife of William Towson 7. Catharine Jones (of Stephen M.) $50.17 8/9 wife of Stephen M. Jones 8. Paulina Puryear (of Thomas) $50.17 8/9 wife of Thomas Puryear 9. James B. Bracy $50.17 8/9 9. Phebe Hawkins alias Gregory s children big one ninth part $457.61 5/9 1. Gabriel Gregory paid 2. Thomas Gregory paid 3. Ambrose Gregory paid 4. Elizabeth Bazacl (of Bazacl) paid wife of Burch Bazacl 5. Susanah Beason (of Richard) paid wife of Richard Beason 6. Robert Hawkins paid 7. Polly Davis (of John) paid wife of John Davis 8. Sally Gregory (of Abraham) wife of Abraham Gregory $4064.54
Other Sources: Estate Records 1746 1919 Williams, Judge John Winfree James (folder no. 1) FHL US/CAN Film Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. 2209462 Another micro film in the LDS vaults: Estate records 1746 1919 Winfree, James Yancey, Jechonias (folder no. 1) VAULT US/CAN Film Family History Library, Salt Lake City, UT. 2209463 This file didn t mention Sally Winfree Denny. www.ajlambert.com